Matt Kapko, CIO Dive

Matt Kapko

CIO Dive

Long Beach, CA, United States

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Past:
  • CIO Dive
  • Supply Chain Dive
  • Computerworld
  • FierceWireless
  • CIO.com
  • AdWeek
  • Network World
  • Macworld

Past articles by Matt:

No, your CEO is not texting you

Everyone wants to stay on good terms with their employer. Threat actors know this too, and they exploit this weakness accordingly. Don’t fall for it. → Read More

‘Point solutions just need to die’: The end of the one-trick security tool

The deconstruction of security products makes companies grapple with avoidable IT challenges. → Read More

4 ways Target tracks cyberthreats to defend its systems

Not all threats are treated equally, the retailer’s threat analysts said. → Read More

Multifactor authentication is not all it’s cracked up to be

MFA is only as strong as the weakest link in the supply chain — and the resilience of each individual using it. → Read More

A year after JBS cyberattack, food suppliers remain prime targets for ransomware

A sweeping supply chain has vulnerabilities in legacy equipment and systems that lack modern security tools. → Read More

Google Cloud positions itself as a 'standalone security brand'

The platform reinforced its bid to become an all-inclusive security provider with forthcoming services for open source software and zero-trust architecture. → Read More

6 tips for scaling up team collaboration tools

Don’t be afraid to push for wide-scale adoption of team collaboration tools. These six strategies from IT leaders will help your organization reach new heights in collaboration. → Read More

Huawei reveals modular, customizable equipment for 5G

Huawei revealed on Wednesday what it calls a “simplified 5G” deployment strategy that aims to minimize complexities and enable operators to upgrade networks to 5G more quickly with lower costs. → Read More

Ericsson head details efforts, progress in 5G

Ericsson President and CEO Bӧrje Ekholm reaffirmed strides the Swedish company is making on 5G in a statement issued about a week before the industry converges for MWC Barcelona. → Read More

Amazon expands reach into the home with Eero acquisition

Amazon’s entry into homes and businesses is widening. The company announced that it will acquire Eero, a popular maker of mesh Wi-Fi equipment that was founded four years ago. → Read More

Trump readies executive order banning Chinese telecom equipment

President Donald Trump is planning to sign a long-delayed executive order this week that will ban Chinese telecom equipment from America’s wireless networks, according to Politico. Multiple unnamed sources confirmed the plans to Politico, adding that the administration wants to get the directive signed before MWC Barcelona kicks off in a couple of weeks. → Read More

AT&T deploys mobile 5G network at AT&T Stadium

AT&T says it has made good on its plan to bring 5G service to the venue that bears its name in Arlington, Texas. AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys and numerous major sporting and entertainment events, now has limited mobile 5G service, making it the first stadium in the country with 5G, according to AT&T. → Read More

New York Public Service Commission approves T-Mobile/Sprint merger

T-Mobile and Sprint got another win in their bid to merge. New York’s Public Service Commission has approved the deal with some conditions related to jobs and benefits provided to employees in the fourth most populated state in the country. → Read More

Verizon elects Hans Vestberg to chairman of the board, Lowell McAdam retires

Hans Vestberg has been named chairman of the board of directors at Verizon a little more than six months after he was promoted to CEO of the company. He replaces Lowell McAdam, who is retiring next month but will remain on the board until the company’s annual shareholders meeting on May 2. → Read More

T-Mobile’s pricing commitment backfires, unifies critics

With a hearing on Capitol Hill approaching and regulatory review still underway, T-Mobile and Sprint are trying to dampen efforts to block their proposed merger by making a new pledge to maintain or cut prices for three years if the deal is approved. In a new filing with the FCC, T-Mobile CEO John Legere argued that there is no incentive to increase prices because rate increases would cause… → Read More

Standalone 5G networks get the nod in new IHS Markit report

As mobile operators develop plans for 5G, an early decision will have to be made about the architecture of their respective networks: a standalone 5G deployment or a non-standalone 5G network complemented and supported by LTE. → Read More

Smartphone sales decline 4.1% to 1.4B units in 2018

Apple and Samsung are not outliers with respect to declining smartphone sales. Global mobile device shipments were down 4.9% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to a new report from IDC. The slide in sales is now a bona fide trend with five consecutive quarters of declines on record, and the outlook for 2019 doesn’t look any better. → Read More

Intel promotes Swan to CEO

Following an exhaustive search that lasted seven months, Intel is back where it started. The company today announced that Robert Swan has been promoted to CEO. Swan, who has been serving as Intel’s interim CEO for seven months and as chief financial officer since 2016, is now the seventh CEO for the 50-year-old company. → Read More

T-Mobile, Sprint plan to build 5 customer experience centers if merger succeeds

T-Mobile and Sprint are trying to generate some positive momentum for their proposed merger, which has come under increased scrutiny of late. The companies announced a plan to build five new customer experience centers around the country that will each create an average of 1,000 jobs if the merger passes regulatory muster. → Read More

Congressional leaders accuse FCC of collusion in small cell ruling

The heads of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology have sent a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, accusing the agency of colluding with telecom companies to improve the FCC's chances of winning court approval for a ruling that limits fees and approval processes for small cell deployments. → Read More